Alghero Cagnulari DOC

Alghero Cagnulari DOC

- Alghero Torbato DOC

- Cannonau di Sardegna

DOC

- Moscato di Sardegna

The red Cagnulari vine, which is found in a significant percentage of vineyards in the Sassari area (13%), is nearly completely absent from the other regions of Sardinia. It is very similar to the Bovale vine and therefore we can presume that it has been brought to the Sassari area from Spain, where it has acclimatised well and can be distinguished from its original clone, which could well have been the Bovale vine. It has different names in different areas: In Gallura it is called Caldarello or Caldareddu whereas in the Sassari area it is called Cagnulari.

In wine-making it is usually mixed with other grapes, but since 1980 it has been produced in a pure form in the Usini area. In 1995, Cagnulari was awarded designation of origin under the name Alghero DOC.